Silent Spring book published in 1962. Monsanto did everything to destroy Rachel Carson & her findings. Copied: but it EVENTUALLY swayed public opinion and led to a reversal in U.S. pesticide policy, a nationwide ban on DDT for agricultural uses, and an environmental movement that led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In 2006, Silent Spring was named one of the 25 greatest science books of all time by the editors of Discover magazine. Never forget.